BROWN & HOLMES
80 years of workholding expertise
Brown and Holmes (Tamworth) Ltd specialises in the design and manufacture of superior quality workholding solutions, producing 3D printed prototypes and delivering both precision machining and sub-contract machining solutions.
Founded in 1939, when two draughtsmen from Coventry went into business together, we are now celebrating over 80 years in business and are based across two sites in Tamworth, UK.
Our first site on Apollo Park contains a wide range of traditional machinery from which offer high quality workholding, automation, mechanical handling and precision machining services. Our capacity list includes 5 axis machines, CNC machines, horizontals, verticals, EDMs and lathes. We work in a wide range of materials including aluminium, mild steel and titanium.
The second site, on Anders has a robot demonstration area, a dedicated assembly, test and inspection facility plus equipment to provide specialist 10 tonne lifting capabilities as well as 3D printers. 3D printed engineered prototypes can also be made in different materials including carbon fibre, polyurethane, thermoplastics, acrylics and polymers. It also houses our own Apprenticeship training centre, a great deal of our success can be attributed to our commitment to training and continuous improvement. Many employees have been with the company since starting work and we train new apprentices every year in our own Apprenticeship School
Brown and Holmes (Tamworth) Ltd are the sole UK Agent for MistBuster® mist and smoke extraction units. The MistBuster® range of products sit with Brown and Holmes (Tamworth) Ltd core philosophy of providing high quality long-lasting sustainably solutions.
We are proud to be a partner in the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) and we are working with them to bridge the gap between university-based research and the development of innovative manufacturing solutions. Contact us today on: 01827 63591 or email us your enquiry info@brownandholmes.co.uk .
Complimentary Technology
Brown and Holmes also has a range of internationally renowned products that offer complementary technology to our workholding, handling and automation solutions. These include Aitling Steady Rests, Swiss Chucks, RBM chips and coolant management and MistBuster® mist and smoke extraction units.
We supply our solutions and products to many different sectors including companies from automotive, aerospace, power generation, nuclear, defence construction, medical, pharmaceutical and machine tool industries. We have a wide range of end users and sub-contractors who are based nationally within the UK and Ireland in addition to our exports across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and America. We have a diversified client base.
A great deal of our success can be attributed to our commitment to training. Many employees have been with the company since starting work and we train new apprentices every year in our own Apprenticeship School.
Best-practice
Brown and Holmes (Tamworth) Ltd is registered to ISO9001:2015, AS9100D, ISO14001:2015, ISO45001 and granted F4N by the NAMRC. We are committed to continual improvement and the development of best-practice solutions for our customers. See our downloads of accreditation.
We recently been awarded: “Keeping Your Delivery Promise Award”
Contact us today on: 01827 63591 or email us your enquiry info@brownandholmes.co.uk.
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Wanting to eradicate the smoke and mist created on their CNC machines during production, Nissan Motor Corporation recently installed MistBuster850 units from Brown and Holmes into their plant at Sunderland
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